U.S. military strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific Ocean kills 3 people in fourth attack this week

Source: CBS/AP

U.S. military strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific Ocean kills 3 people in fourth attack this week

May 31, 2026 / 1:22 PM EDT / CBS/AP

The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205.

U.S. Southern Command announced the strike with its usual language that the vessel was "engaged in narco-trafficking operations" and operated by a designated terrorist organization. It provided no evidence for the allegation.

It's the latest in a monthslong campaign against alleged drug boats traversing the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.

Video released by the military on social media shows a small vessel moving in the ocean before it's hit and engulfed in a fireball.

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